Marriage is God's answer for our deepest human need--companionship. And that, according to counselor and relationship expert Dr. Gary Chapman, is to have deep and lasting union with another, and to truly become one. But how can you build that oneness from the beginning?

With the expert wisdom and practical common sense that have made him a popular speaker worldwide, Dr. Chapman helps couples with such questions as: Why won't my spouse change? What does it really mean to love someone else? How do I get him to listen to me? What if I'm the only one working at the marriage? Formerly titled Toward a Growing Marriage, Dr. Chapman covers topics like meaningful communication, expectations, and money management. Questions at the end of each chapter encourage interaction between husbands and wives. Includes an updated resource list at the end of the book.

Dramatically improve workplace relationships simply by learning your coworkers’ language of appreciation.

This book will give you the tools to create a more positive workplace, increase employee engagement, and reduce staff turnover. How? By teaching you to effectively communicate authentic appreciation and encouragement to employees, co-workers, and leaders. Most relational problems in organizations flow from this question: do people feel appreciated? This book will help you answer “Yes!”

A bestseller—having sold over 600,000 copies and translated into 24 languages—this book has proven to be effective and valuable in diverse settings. Its principles about human behavior have helped businesses, non-profits, hospitals, schools, government agencies, and organizations with remote workers.

Simple Ideas, Lasting Love

Falling in love is easy. Staying in love that s the challenge! How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and just plain boredom of everyday life?

In the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "The 5 Love Languages(r)," you ll discover the secret that has transformed millions of relationships worldwide. Whether your relationship is flourishing or failing, Dr. Gary Chapman s proven approach to showing and receiving love will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your partner starting today.

"The 5 Love Languages(r)" is as practical as it is insightful. Updated to reflect the complexities of relationships today, this new edition reveals intrinsic truths and applies relevant, actionable wisdom in ways that work.

"Includes a His and Hers Personal Profile assessment so you can discover your love language and that of your spouse"

This beautiful, ornate edition makes the perfect gift for your loved one or a couple on their wedding day or anniversary."

What to do when you feel like giving up

When you said, "I do," you entered marriage with high hopes, dreaming it would be supremely happy.

You never intended it to be miserable.

Millions of couples are struggling in desperate marriages. But the story doesn't have to end there. Dr. Gary Chapman writes, "I believe that in every troubled marriage, one or both partners can take positive steps that have the potential for changing the emotional climate in their marriage."

Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away, the revised and updated edition of the award-winning Desparate Marriages, teaches you how to:

- Recognize and reject the myths that hold you captive

- Better understand your spouse's behavior

- Take responsibility for your own thoughts, feelings, and actions

- Make choices that can have a lasting, positive impact on you and your spouse

An experienced marriage and family counselor, Gary Chapman speaks to those whose spouse is any of the following:

- Irresponsible

- A workaholic

- Controlling

- Uncommunicative

- Verbally abusive

- Physically abusive

- Sexually abusive

- Unfaithful

- Addicted to alcohol or drugs

- Depressed

Marriage has the same potential to be miserable as it does to be blissful. Read Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away to learn how you can turn things around.

Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage.

With more than 35 years of experience counseling couples, Gary has found that most marriages suffer due to a lack of preparation and a failure to learn to work together as intimate teammates. So he put together this practical little book, packed with wisdom and tips that will help many develop the loving, supportive, and mutually beneficial marriage they envision, such as:

- What the adequate foundation for a successful marriage truly is

- What to expect about the roles and influence of extended family

- How to solve disagreements without arguing

- How to talk through issues like money, sex, chores, and more

- Why couples must learn how to apologize and forgive

Ideal for newly married couples and those considering marriage, the material lends itself to heart-felt, revealing, and critical conversations for relational success.

Read this book and you ll be prepared for not surprised by the challenges of marriage.

Bonus features include:

- Book suggestions and an interactive websites to enhance the couples experience

- Talking it Over questions and suggestions to jumpstart conversations over each chapter

- Appendix on healthy dating relationships and an accompanying learning exercise

Marriage should be based on love, right? But does it seem as though you and your spouse are speaking two different languages? "New York Times" bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman guides couples in identifying, understanding, and speaking their spouse's primary love language--quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, or physical touch.

By learning the five love languages, you and your spouse will discover your unique love languages and learn practical steps in truly loving each other. Chapters are categorized by love language for easy reference, and each one ends with specific, simple steps to express a specific language to your spouse and guide your marriage in the right direction. A newly designed love languages assessment will help you understand and strengthen your relationship. You can build a lasting, loving marriage together.
Gary Chapman hosts a nationally syndicated daily radio program called "A Love Language Minute" that can be heard on more than 150 radio stations as well as the weekly syndicated program "Building Relationships with Gary Chapman," which can both be heard on fivelovelanguages.com.
"The Five Love Languages" is a consistent new York Times bestseller - with over 5 million copies sold and translated into 38 languages. This book is a sales phenomenon, with each year outselling the prior for 16 years running

Includes a promotional code to gain exclusive online access to the new comprehensive love languages assessment.

Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? He sends you flowers when what you really want is time to talk. She gives you a hug when what you really need is a home-cooked meal. The problem isn't love--it's your love language. Each one of us responds well to a different type of expression of love. "The One Year Love Language Minute Devotional" is your daily guide for expressing heartfelt love to your mate in a way that he or she can appreciate it.

Spring, summer, winter, fall. Marriages are perpetually in a state of transition, continually moving from one season to another--perhaps not annually, as in nature, but just as certainly and consistently. Sometimes we find ourselves in winter--discouraged, detached, and dissatisfied; other times, we experience springtime with its openness, hope, and anticipation. On other occasions, we bask in the warmth of summer--comfortable, relaxed, enjoying life. And then comes fall with its uncertainty, negligence, and apprehension. The cycle repeats itself many times throughout the life of a marriage, just as the seasons repeat themselves in nature.

The seasons of marriage come and go. Each one holds the potential for emotional health and happiness, and each one has its challenges. The purpose of this book is to describe these recurring seasons of marriage, help you and your spouse identify which season your marriage is in, and show you how to enhance your marriage in all four seasons.

Your spouse is a unique person, filled with amazing insights, thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Communication is key to really knowing and fully loving that person.

Bestselling author and marriage counselor Gary Chapman has developed this handy tabletop resource to get you and your spouse talking. With 101 probing questions, couples will find their relationship enhanced, their intimacy deepened, and their romance ignited. "101 More Conversation Starters for Couples" is the perfect companion to the bestselling book, "The 5 Love Languages." It also makes an excellent Valentines Day, wedding, and anniversary gift. It helps you and your spouse get the conversation flowing.

When doors slam and angry words fly, when things just aren't working out, and even when your spouse has destroyed your trust, there is hope. If you feel like your marriage is near the breaking point - even if you have already split up - Gary Chapman will show you how you can give your marriage one more try.
Separation does not necessarily mean divorce is imminent. Matter of fact, it's possible that separation may even lead to a restored, enriched, growing marriage. The outcome of this time of transition is determined solely by the individuals involved. If you're willing to make the most of that process, begin the journey with confidence as Gary walks you step-by-step towards healing and hope.

Your spouse is a unique person, filled with amazing insights, thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Communication is key to really knowing and fully loving that person.

Bestselling author and marriage counselor Gary Chapman has developed this handy tabletop resource to get you and your spouse talking. With 101 probing questions, couples will find their relationship enhanced, their intimacy deepened, and their romance ignited. "101 Conversation Starters for Couples" is the perfect companion to the bestselling book, "The 5 Love Languages." It also makes an excellent Valentines Day, wedding, and anniversary gift. It helps you and your spouse get the conversation flowing.

According to #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Gary Chapman, "Becoming 'one' is the result of many shared thoughts, feelings, activities, dreams, frustrations, joys, and sorrows. In short, it is the resulting of sharing life."

Learn from Dr. Chapman how you can share your life more fully with God--and how to share your lives more fully with each other.

Marriage is the most intimate of human relationships, but for many couples this intimacy is only a dream. "A Couple's Guide to a Growing Marriage Bible Study" will help you make that dream a reality. So much more than a personal and group study, "A Couple's Guide to a Growing Marriage Bible Study" will teach you to share your life more fully with God, and as your relationship with God grows and deepens, so will your relationship as a couple.

In both private and shared time exercises, you'll explore Bible study, prayer, and Scripture memory. You will learn how to have a brief daily sharing time with your spouse. And you will cultivate deeper friendships with others through group activities.

Learn how to...

• express love and handle anger
• understand...and be understood
• enhance your conversation with God
• make the most of your study of God's Word

Discover the "joy potential" in your marriage and your "ministry potential" for God

Help for anger management -- from NYT bestselling author Gary Chapman

Anger is a cruel master. If you struggle even a little with anger, you know how it feels to get mad too easily. To lash out at someone you love. To hold onto frustration. You might even notice others seem uneasy around you.

You know anger is hurting your life, but you don't know how to fix it.

There is hope. When you understand why you get angry and what to do about it, you can change the course of your life for the better. In Anger: Taming a Powerful Emotion, counselor Gary Chapman shares surprising insights about anger, its effect on relationships, and how to overcome it. His advice and real-life examples will help you:

- Understand yourself better

- Overcome shame, denial, and bitterness

- Discern good anger from bad anger

- Manage anger and conflict constructively

- Make positive life changes

- Let go of your grudges and resentment

- Help others (like your children) deal with anger and more

Whether your anger is quiet or explosive, if it's clouding your judgment and hurting your relationships, it needs to go. Learn to handle anger in healthy ways, starting today. Gary Chapman is wise and empathetic, and he'll help you turn over a new leaf.

One of the signs of a healthy family is open and meaningful conversation. But it's not always easy to get your kids talking. "101 Conversation Starters for Families" is an excellent place to begin, providing just the right blend of fun and thought-provoking questions.

Authors Gary Chapman and Ramon Presson have created this treasure trove in a handy tabletop format. Whether you do one question a week or five days a week, your family will experience a new level of closeness. "101 Conversation Starters for Families" is the perfect companion to bestselling books, "The 5 Love Languages of Children" and" The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers."